Russia national under-21 football team

Russia Under-21
Nickname(s)	Молодежка (Junior) ; Молодежная Сборная (Junior Team)
Association	Russian Football Union
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Yevgeni Bushmanov
FIFA code	RUS
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Denmark 2–2 Russia ; (Copenhagen, Denmark; 25 August 1992)
Biggest win
	Luxembourg 0–10 Russia ; (Pétange, Luxembourg; 6 June 2001)
Biggest defeat
	Chile 5–0 Russia ; (Toulon, France; 21 May 2010)
European U-21 Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 1994)
Best result	Quarter-Finals, 1994, 1998

The Russia national under-21 football team is overseen by the Russian Football Union. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years, and international friendly matches. The team also participates in the qualification for the Olympic Games.

History

1992—1993	Boris Ignatyev
1994—1998	Mikhail Gershkovich
1998—1999	Leonid Pakhomov
2000—2001	Valeri Gladilin
2001—2002	Valery Gazzaev
2002—2005	Andrei Chernyshov
2006	Aleksandr Borodyuk, Viktor Losev
2007—2008	Boris Stukalov
2008—2010	Igor Kolyvanov
2010—2015	Nikolai Pisarev
2015	Dmitri Khomukha
2016—2017	Nikolai Pisarev
2017—	Yevgeni Bushmanov

The following players have been called up to participate in the Under-21 Euro qualifiers against Macedonia on 12 October 2018 and against Austria on 16 October 2018.^[1]

The caps and goals are correct after the match against Macedonia on 12 October 2018.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Igor Obukhov	(1996-05-29) 29 May 1996	3	0	Arsenal Tula
1GK	Aleksandr Melikhov	(1998-03-23) 23 March 1998	2	0	Tom Tomsk
1GK	Aleksandr Maksimenko	(1998-03-19) 19 March 1998	2	0	Spartak-2 Moscow

2DF	Nikita Chernov	(1996-01-14) 14 January 1996	21	1	CSKA Moscow
2DF	Nikolai Rasskazov	(1998-01-04) 4 January 1998	11	1	Spartak Moscow
2DF	Aleksandr Likhachyov	(1996-07-22) 22 July 1996	10	0	Spartak-2 Moscow
2DF	Mikhail Lysov	(1998-01-29) 29 January 1998	6	0	Lokomotiv Moscow
2DF	Leo Goglichidze	(1997-04-29) 29 April 1997	4	0	Nizhny Novgorod
2DF	Nikita Kalugin	(1998-03-12) 12 March 1998	3	0	Sochi
2DF	Vitali Stezhko	(1997-01-29) 29 January 1997	0	0	Pyunik

3MF	Ayaz Guliyev	(1996-11-27) 27 November 1996	21	3	FC Rostov
3MF	Ilya Zhigulyov	(1996-02-01) 1 February 1996	16	2	Ural Yekaterinburg
3MF	Ivan Oblyakov	(1998-07-07) 7 July 1998	14	6	CSKA Moscow
3MF	Zelimkhan Bakayev	(1996-07-01) 1 July 1996	14	6	Arsenal Tula
3MF	Aleksandr Zuyev	(1996-06-26) 26 June 1996	14	4	FC Rostov
3MF	Oleg Lanin	(1996-01-22) 22 January 1996	12	0	Krylia Sovetov Samara
3MF	Daniil Fomin	(1997-03-02) 2 March 1997	9	1	Nizhny Novgorod
3MF	Ilzat Akhmetov	(1997-12-31) 31 December 1997	5	2	CSKA Moscow
3MF	Igor Konovalov	(1996-07-08) 8 July 1996	4	0	Rubin Kazan
3MF	Roman Tugarev	(1998-07-22) 22 July 1998	2	1	Lokomotiv Moscow
3MF	Vladislav Panteleyev	(1996-08-15) 15 August 1996	2	1	Spartak-2 Moscow

4FW	Georgi Melkadze	(1997-04-04) 4 April 1997	15	8	Spartak Moscow
4FW	Fyodor Chalov	(1998-04-10) 10 April 1998	11	4	CSKA Moscow

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Matvei Safonov	(1999-02-25) 25 February 1999	1	0	Krasnodar-2	v. Serbia, 11 September 2018

DF	Ilya Gaponov	(1997-10-25) 25 October 1997	1	0	Spartak-2 Moscow	v. Serbia, 11 September 2018
DF	Shamsiddin Shanbiyev	(1997-02-18) 18 February 1997	8	0	Spartak-2 Moscow	v. Cyprus, 20 May 2018
DF	Aleksandr Dovbnya	(1996-02-14) 14 February 1996	6	0	Pafos	v. Cyprus, 20 May 2018

MF	Aleksandr Makarov	(1996-04-24) 24 April 1996	5	1	CSKA Moscow	v. Cyprus, 20 May 2018
MF	Dmitri Skopintsev	(1997-03-02) 2 March 1997	1	0	FC Rostov	v. Cyprus, 20 May 2018

FW	Aleksandr Sobolev	(1997-03-07) 7 March 1997	2	0	Krylia Sovetov Samara	v. Serbia, 11 September 2018
FW	Aleksei Gasilin	(1996-03-01) 1 March 1996	12	3	Académico de Viseu	v. Cyprus, 20 May 2018

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